Divorcing when you have children comes with complications - where will they live, how much time does each parent get, how do you have the least amount of impact on their normal everyday lives. But if you have a special educational needs child, these complexities can seem almost insurmountable.

In this special episode, Stowe talks teamed up with Smart divorce for a collaborative podcast. Matt Taylor and leading financial planner Tamsin Caine welcomed Rhiannon Gogh, an award winning chartered financial adviser and founder of PlanIt Future, a financial service for the parents and carers of SEND children.

The team discussed financially planning in divorce when you have an SEND child, where the main challenges are and where to find help.

You can buy Rhiannon's book 'Planning with Love' on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Planning-Love-Parents-Children-Special/dp/1068592575) or Waterstones (https://www.waterstones.com/book/planning-with-love/rhiannon-gogh/9781068592577)

03:02 Special Educational Needs and Disability statistics

04:20 Challenges faced by families with SEND children

07:25 Tackling the long-term financial challenges of SEND children

09:56 What to consider when looking at your financial future

12:50 Extra complexities of divorce with SEND children

14:48 Legal aspects of parenting after divorce and impact on SEND children

17:30 Financial challenges on divorce

20:13 Legal and financial planning around for the family home in divorce

22:58 Available financial support

25:48 The law’s approach to dividing assets on divorce where SEND children are involved

27:45 Planning for short, medium and long term needs after divorce

31:47 What professionals can help and how

36:00 Top tips

Supporting neurodivergent children through divorce https://youtu.be/Wyuv-sFlRT4?si=tqjo2OWeSEZlSE-A

How to get a child arrangements order https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRnaUVqn95c

How to support children through divorce https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Client-Guide-How-to-support-children-through-divorc.pdf

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